ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Ask any CEO what they need to make their operations successful. It’s talented individuals who can effectively lead and manage different aspects of the organization. Look online at the many surveys of top career fields to pursue. Managers with a solid combination of technical and professional skills consistently top the lists. The Organizational Leadership program (OL) at WKU prepares you for a career in a wide variety of professions. OL students enhance their college studies and technical backgrounds by developing the applied leadership, managerial, and professional skills that are in great demand.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The OL program requires a bachelor's degree earned at a regionally accredited college or university and a minimum overall GPA of 2.75. The OL will consider applicants with a 2.5 overall GPA or based on prior professional experiences. NO GRE OR GMAT REQUIRED!

Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership

(30 Credit Hours)

 Core Courses (15 Hours - 5 Classes)

LEAD 500: Effective Leadership Studies

LEAD 525: Leadership Ethics

LEAD 600: Leadership Studies Capstone

Select One of the Following Research Courses: LEAD 560, EDFN 500, OR SOCL 513

Select One of the Following LEAD Electives: LEAD 530, LEAD 540, LEAD 550, or LEAD 565

General Electives (15 Hours - 5 Classes)

Students choose any four graduate courses (5XX or 6XX) to fulfill elective requirements. Students can choose courses from areas such as Business, Communication, Political Science, and Student Affairs.  Students can also choose to enroll in a graduate certificate program and use up to 12 hours of courses to fulfill their elective requirements. A list of available graduate certificates is available in the Graduate Catalog and can be found here.  ATTN: If you decide to pursue a certificate program, you must also APPLY to that certificate program.

Students may transfer up to 12 hours from another graduate program to fulfill program requirements (if courses meet transfer requirements - from a regionally accrediated university, grade of B or above, and will meet the six year time frame of degree completion, etc.. Please contact us for advisor approval).

Select electives that best support your professional goals!

For Information on Tuition and Fees,

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2017 - 2018 Graduate Catalog: Click HERE.